Guild Starfire Bass with Dark Star pickup Demo (Hot Tuna style Blues)

[hkyoutoob]

Good groove a feel to your session. My only suggestion is related to the bass sound. It needs to add some highs/treble to it, round-wound Roto-Sound Entwhistle-ish, if you will. That would give it the PUNCH it's missing in this video. From what I recall, Jack & Phil Lesh's basses were modified by Alembic, which gave them the distinguishing sound those players obtained. Crank it up! Feb.9 '11

[GOMENTE]

@hkyoutoob Thank you!! In that video,I used Pyramid flat wound that Jack used. Although he might use round-wound strings in certain term,I think he used flat-wound in the end of 60s.

This tune was recorded referring to the Live album "Filmore the last days"

So I think I should record the bass with amps. I would have got more punchy sound :-)

I won't use round-wound for this bass. Pyramid is the best.

Anyway thank you for watching!

[mikko1200]

@GOMENTE Nice playing.Thank You, I really enjoyed it. Are you using the standard Pyramid set? Long or short scale? I had a set of Pyramids, with their std short scale gauges but made for Starfire (std short scale set is too short). I never got that sound out of my bass with them. Or maybe the sound was there but it wasn´t coming out. Strings didn´t ring at all, they just said "thump".

[GOMENTE]

@mikko1200 Hi,Thank you for watching. I use short scale for this SF. Before I bought it, I was worried about the too short scale. But got no problems. 640 is the model number.

Thank you so much.



[atomicon3]

You could try Mann's Fate? Your bass playing is almost spot-on. I would like to see/hear you let loose with some drive and passion...you have the skills and the guitar/equipment....just wanna hear you play the hell out of that starfire!

[atomicon3]

You could try Mann's Fate?

[atomicon3]

..besides "Water Song", of course

[atomicon3]

I liked the vid but it is a 'simple' song for the bass. I hope you don't stop making demos until you tackle a 'good' Casady song on that awesome bass...please..Mike

[GOMENTE]

@atomicon3 Haha..Thank you for suggestion.

Actually,when I thought of the demo for my modified Starfire Bass,I had to look for Hot Tuna tunes without vocals. However,it was only Water Song and I had made the demo of it already. So I decided to record this blues tune with another guitar instead of vocals.

Thank you.

[Thaxt]

There are a lot of bass ODrive pedals...I've been wondering about the Real McTube kit...it's 1 12AX7 tube, down-voltaged to distort, & w a drive control. As Jack's bass drove the Versatone PanOFlex tube amp,maybe any good tube OD can get there.

Dig those Dark Stars, what smooth, heavy sustain those Anico mags give..

[GOMENTE]

@Thaxt I heard about Versatone but have never seen it in the used amp market.

Yes,I wanna try it if I find it :-)

When I tried Hartke,I could not believe its drivetone was very close to Jack's.

Thanks

[crownofcreation68]

Incredible! Excellent job, Gomente. Killer bass tone!!

[GOMENTE]

Thanks.

I have to study more about Jack from you :-)

Pls try Hartke Bass Attack. Nothing like this drive tone.

[crownofcreation68]

Aw thanks :)

I have seen the Hartke Bass Attack and almost bought it about a year ago, but decided to check out some fuzz pedals instead. Right now I'm using an Electronix Messdrive Hybrid Plus for my gritty sounds. But I'll definitely check it out now that you recommend it!

[GOMENTE]

Unfortunately Electronix Messdrive Hybrid Plus is not sold in Japan,maybe. But I will get it when I visit US.

When I use Hartke,always turn the HARMONICS knob on 3 o'clock or more. It's Burgers tone :-)

[crownofcreation68]

Awesome. I'll definitely give it a try!

[useryug]

very cool !!

[GOMENTE]

Hi. Thanks for watching.

I feel embarrassed that the great violin player heard my artless fiddle programing!!

In fact,once I thought I should ask you to play the fiddle part :-)

Thank you.

[BocaFriend]

Ahhh, the thought of you and Gomente jamming is so cool! Now that he alluded to it, I can't stop thinking of how amazing that would sound...and look! : ) hugs, ~T

[WizKil]

Very well done!!!

[GOMENTE]

Thank you,WizKil-san.

Programing the fiddle notes is very difficult for me :-)

[BocaFriend]

Yo, Yo Gooo---mente!! That will bring a few red rocks tumbling down! ; ) An absolutely fab way to begin areyour 2010 uploads. Fantastic sound and energy. This is just the boost I needed to launch me through the afternoon. Sending you my very warmest wishes for the new year: happy travels, cool tunes, and captivating photos! ~Terry in FL

[GOMENTE]

Terry-san,Thanks.

I've been making this tune since last November.

But it needed too many programing for the violin and the drums so it took very long time to complete.

Happy new year.

[BocaFriend]

Well, I can well understand that! But it was worth the wait to have such a smoothly polished end result! ~T-s

[GOMENTE]

Haha..thanks.

After posting one or two more,I may stop making DEMO.

And will make my original tunes with pics I took.

I really want do that actually.

[ric2211]

Great sound

danny

[GOMENTE]

Happy new year :-)